Johnson: our tempo must be raised to overcome champs

MARTIN JOHNSON warned England they will need to produce their best performance of the Six Nations championship if they are to beat Ireland.

The England manager received a boost when winger Mark Cueto was passed fit to start at Twickenham after recovering from a stomach bug in time to take part in the team’s final training run.

Johnson branded today’s clash as a “huge” opportunity after victories of differing quality over Wales and Italy in the first two rounds of the championship.